Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-02-03

not been engrossed II could not be read,
and the House at 5:15 p. m. adjourned.
The bill will comes up for action to-mor-
row.
JAN. s7.-In the Senate, Mr.. Cullom
announced that he would offer resolu-
tions with reference TO the late Senator
Logan on Wednesday. February Q. Mr..
Edmunds' postal telegraph bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar. A
resolution was adopted directing an in.
quiry by the Finance Committee into the
subject Of recoining fractional silver into
standard dollars. The bill for the relief
Of disabled veterans was taken up and
passed without division. The agricul.
tural experiment station bill was then
passed. At5p. m. the Senate adjourned,
In the House the river and harbor bill
was passed-l54 to o. The Senate bill
was reported. preventing the importa
ton Of adulterated articles of food. A
joint resolution was reported providing
for the election Of Senators by the people
Of States. The District traction railway
bill was taken up and discussed, There
was f~lihuS;ering to prevent = veie, and \
recess was taken TO carry the legislative
DAY over until tomorrow at IL o'clock.
A night session was held for the ceaSd-
Grafton Of pension bills
JAS. sS-ln The Senate . number Of
petitions were presented for the reduction
or repeal Of internal Nveaae taxes,
The credentials Of S~eaa.nr<lecs Qaay. 81
PeansylyaniS. were presented, The GOA
uaiiiee on Privileges and Elections wss
granted leAys 10 ss aursng sessions Of
the SenAle. 10 take gssaiueay in the Tex
as outrage case Bills VIEW reported in.
cooperating he NAsioaal neaiAA Asseeia
ton and Increasing The salaries of lAs
Commissioners II EdOcsIi0a and Labs
to S5eoA A resolution was introduced
inQuiring under wAai rule The Pcn2oz
OEsee declined 20 consider the claims q,
applicants who also applied 20 COagrcS
for relief TRe &C; granting pensions Il
GepSoasz; pAreats, soldiers &c. WAS re
turned trOna The HoGse by request HI
calendar V4s taken M and a fen pysvasi
hills passed. Mr.. BNk's railroad aiior
rev hin wzs eoasiSereG, several Senator
Speaking, The pension veto message
Es-S presented Al $50 p m the Sen
ate s1NGr-s1-
In Tie House. The cable rail road Isl
for The dS<sries u8s passed A confer
ease report Was adopted changing ID
sroun; spprop-i1.sI in the militia bll
from Ss00,o COO 70 100000 The Hons
in the committee q the wh0k lock U
the pt<gro-paeaz0aia bill. and. pendin
action. aiioGrDe3 TIE Legislative dsy 9
Thn-Sdsy. which lad beea continued
, OVER until Friday Fridays session vi
held il tie svezias tN psnsioa hills.
JAZZ An The Senate the House G
Biz railrOai bll WAS rstsrred. The On
denti4ls Of Sen.;cr H1Wsy rere Presc'
ted 4 bil TO deSae the limits Of Ye
I0xStoae PAX VAS discussed without u
ton until lie end Of The morning hon
Beeks railroad attorney bin was then
ken up. bat consideration possponea Z
u Monday next oy vote Of "A ios
n-sse..a. ~ w.
X stone PARK bin Was tben lesumea-
In the Honse $40 OOO were xnrr,,-;
n ted for The distribution Of seeds IN n
> 6ronib sir;clen connties NJ Teras Thu
dsv nert Was eel anart for hns;ness IN
The FOREIGN Affairs Cemmmi,aee apj
:. NIGHT session ordered on Tuesday /.
Military Affairs A resolution was s6r
~ ted A~eseD,ing The oa,h n oTSne suhsr.-
Is "a n In Snn,h Czrniu. hr Rerrssen
~ live kiken. who IA. unxhle 10 s.,e
OWNS IA iTi.esx A s.kr4 earuruls,ee
roEa pa- Hzsr rru0rnIsrs1l1g IN E-zei
'A Ineni 10 the rules to prohibit bobbFing
a The foSI " sx-Dsnbsra The pass-Gf
vii appropriation til Was tske1 Up and
tor h.,ed
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